Sustainable Wipes Products And Methods Of Forming Same

Abstract

A wipes product includes a wipes container filled with at least one wipe substrate. The wipes container is formed at least partially from a first polymer and the first polymer is synthetic and at least partially derived from a renewable resource via a first intermediate monomeric compound. The wipes container includes a lid and a base such that at least one of the lid and the base comprises a bio-based content of about 10% to about 100% using ASTM D6866-10, method B. Methods of forming a wipes product are also provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for making a wipes product comprising a synthetic polymer derived from a renewable resource comprising the steps of:
 a) providing a first renewable resource;   b) deriving a first primary intermediate compound that is monomeric from the first renewable resource and polymerizing the first primary intermediate compound to form a synthetic polymer that is a first polymer;   c) incorporating the first polymer into a wipes product container comprising:
 i. a lid and a base, wherein the base defines an interior space; 
   d) providing at least one of the lid and the base with a bio-based content of about 10% to about 100% measured by ASTM D6866-10, method B.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wipes product further comprises at least one wipe substrate at least partially disposed within the interior space. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wipes product has a Drop Test Failure Rate of zero when the wipes product is dropped 10 times or less. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the lid and the base comprises a density of about 0.85 g/cc to about 0.99 g/cc. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein at least one of the lid and base comprises a density of about 0.89 g/cc to about 0.96 g/cc. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first polymer has a Melt Flow Index of about 12 g/10 min to about 100 g/10 min. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the first polymer has a Melt Flow Index of about 40 g/10 min to about 60 g/10 min. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the lid and the base comprises a bio-based content of about 25% to about 100% measured by ASTM D6866-10, method B. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the lid and the base comprises a bio-based content of about 50% to about 100% measured by ASTM D6866-10, method B. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first polymer is a copolymer comprising monomers selected from the group consisting of propylene, ethylene, butadiene and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 deriving a first secondary intermediate compound that is monomeric from the first renewable resource prior to forming the first primary intermediate compound.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the first secondary intermediate compound is selected from the group consisting of organic acids, sugars, monofunctional alcohols, polyfunctional alcohols, organic aldehydes, organic esters, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first polymer is a polyolefin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 providing a second renewable resource;   deriving a second primary intermediate compound that is monomeric from the second renewable resource and polymerizing the second primary intermediate compound to form a synthetic polymer that is a second polymer; and   incorporating the first polymer and the second polymer into the container.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising the steps of:
 providing a third renewable resource;   deriving a third primary intermediate compound that is monomeric from the third renewable resource and polymerizing the third primary intermediate compound to form a synthetic polymer that is a third polymer;   incorporating the third polymer into the wipe substrate comprising a bio-based content of about 10% to about 100% measured by ASTM D6866-10, method B.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the first polymer and the third polymer are different. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the wipe substrate comprises a personal care composition. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the wipe substrate comprises a hard surface cleaning composition. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising the steps of hydroentangling the wipes substrate. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the wipes product further comprises an overwrap package. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the overwrap package at least partially covers at least one of the container and the wipe substrate. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising the steps of:
 providing a fourth renewable resource;   deriving a fourth primary intermediate compound that is monomeric from the fourth renewable resource and polymerizing the fourth primary intermediate compound to form a synthetic polymer that is a fourth polymer;   incorporating the fourth polymer into the overwrap package comprising a bio-based content of about 10% to about 100% measured by ASTM D6866-10, method B, wherein the overwrap package is a film.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising a label, wherein the label provides an indicia to communicate an environmental message to a consumer.